Eileen Burbidge: Why business leaders should be decent and kind humans, and how Jay received venture funding he didn’t want
Media Type |
audio
Publication Date |
Nov 30, 2022
Episode Duration |
00:31:14

Episode 18: From an impressive early career in Silicon Valley through Apple, Yahoo and Skype to founding partner at Passion Capital, this weeks’ guest Eileen Burbidge has experienced an incredible journey in tech. In this conversation with Jay and Rupy, Eileen shares her secrets on becoming a successful venture capitalist, whilst staying a decent, humble and kind person. They also have a laugh at a few stories from her past.

03:00 Early days in Silicon Valley

04:46 Thoughts on Steve Jobs, Larry Ellison & Elon Musk

09:29 Starting out investing

15:26 Jay receiving venture funding he didn’t want

17:56 Treating all founders equally

20:49 Managing family and business time

26:20 Fertifa and other new ventures

Links:

Passion Capital’s website: https://www.passioncapital.com/

Fertifa’s website: https://www.fertifa.com

Eileen’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/eileentso

Previous guests include: 

Reece Chowdhry & Poppy Jamie

Download Jay's free E-book: 5 Crucial Lessons From Building Startups Worth $500m

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This podcast was produced by Fascinate Productions

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